Western Writing Implements in the Age of the Quill Pen
Publisher: Plains Books
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Carlisle, UK
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9781872477008
Description: 344 monochrome illustrations and 21 in full colour
Table of contents: title: The result of many years' research, the book, which was chosen as his Christmas 'Book of the Year' by the Daily and Sunday Telegraph's reviewer, John Keegan, has chapters on the History of the Quill Pen, Preparing and cutting the quill,The Scribe's Knife, Mechanical Quill-cutting and the quill nib, Ink, parchment and paper,The Pounce-pot or Sander, Inkhorns, Inkwells and Standishes, The Quill Fountain-pen, Metallic Pens, Pencils and Porte-crayons, Seals and Sealing.; title: Bibliographical references throughout.; title: Index.; title: 344 black and white illustrations and 21 in full colour.; title: Hardback with dust jacket